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John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From ‘Fantastic Four’; Director Says ‘It Was Heartbreaking Not to Include Him’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The Red Ghost has escaped! Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as ...
John Malkovich Won’t Appear in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
We’re sure to see a lot of awesome stuff when The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters later this month, but one thing ...
‘Fantastic Four,’ Assemble: Director Matt Shakman on Casting Marvel’s First Family Without Auditions and ‘Corporate Pressures’ Not Being ‘My Burden to Shoulder’
Matt Shakman owes his career to a Superman costume. Before Marvel Studios hired him to direct “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” one of the most consequential movies in the company’s history — before ...
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Why This Fantastic Four Character Was Toughest To Cast for First Steps
Matt Shakman, who directed the upcoming MCU feature The Fantastic Four: First Steps, revealed in a new interview which ...
Why MCU's 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is Set on Earth-828 Revealed by Matt Shakman
That is something that led directly to the setting of the new MCU movie, as director Matt Shakman recently explained at the ...
John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Won’t Appear in The Fantastic Four First Steps, Confirms Shakman
In a recent update, John Malkovich's character, The Red Ghost, has been removed from Fantastic Four First Step. Here's ...
Half of the Fantastic Four were cast after only one Zoom call: "I don't believe it either"
"I had a really nice connection with Matt [Shakman, director] and then forgot about the whole thing,” Moss-Bachrach told ...
Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman says Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards will "lead the Avengers", and let's spare a thought for Sam Wilson
While speaking to Variety on the challenges of casting Reed Richards – a role that ultimately went to Pedro Pascal – Shakman said, "He goes from being the nerdy scientist who’s locked away in the lab, ...
Disney+ Sets First-Ever Live Stream of Premiere Event With ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
Disney+ will livestream the red carpet of the "Fantastic Four" premiere, something they've never done for fans before ...
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR Director Says Reed Richards Is "The Guy Who's Leading The AVENGERS"
First Steps director Matt Shakman revealed that Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) will lead the team in Avengers: Doomsday? Maybe.
“Fantastic Four” director says John Malkovich's Red Ghost was cut from film: 'I was honored he came to play'
Shakman, who previously worked with Malkovich on his 2014 independent feature debut crime thriller Cut Bank, gushed about how ...
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John Malkovich’s Red Ghost cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Despite making a brief appearance in the first teaser trailer, it has emerged that John Malkovich’s role in Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been cut from the finished film. During ...